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JONES & FESSLER.

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ROBERT v. JONES AND HENRY FESs Ene CANTON, ASSIG'NOBS I TO THEMSELVESAND JAMES SHORT.

Letters Patent No. 62,035, dated Febrztary l2, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTER EAKEs.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, ROBERT V. Jonas and HENRYFsssLsn, of Canton, Starkcounty, Ohio, have'invent-ed certain new and useful'improvements inCombined Reapers and Rakesg and do hereby declare that the 01 lowing isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad tothe annexed drawings, and the letters and figures'of reference markedthereon, making a partof' this specification.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of the reaper and rakb' with the captaken ofi' the body.

Figure 2 represents aninverted plan view without the platform andattachments.

Figure 3 represents a longitudinal section of the metallic case. p A i HIn the annexed drawings, A represents a circular metallic case, having amovable lid, and resting npon'the axle a. B B are suitable. wheels atthe ends of the axle, and uponsaid axle rests theabove case A, D represents the platform, which is made in the brdinary'forms and connected tothe main frame. This is covered by a metallic shield hinged at theforward end, and provided with curved slots, as shown. is the cutterbar, which is provide'd'with the sickle S, and guards t, as in thereapers new in use. Upon the inner en d of-the platform is a post whichextends from the heel of the shoe N, and over which post is placed ametal sleeve, This sleeve is connected to the rake-shaft and rake-bar,which are on the platform'l) be eath the shield. The rake-bar p is'provided with loops into which is-placed the rake-shaft y, provided,with the teeth and the tumbler a at the far extremity; jj arelugs orsprings at each outer end of the platform for purpose of operating therake. The rake readily turns upon the metal post by means of the sleeveT, and whenever it nears the front end of the platform, ,thetumblerastrikes the lug j and the teeth are thrown'in a vertical posl tion, andthe hay or grainiis then carried by said teeth to the rear of platform;when the tumbler strikes the lugj and throws the teeth in a horizontalposition. In the latter position the rake iscarried again tothe front ofthe platform, and out of the way, when it again strikes lug j, andpasses back as before. outer end a this platform is provided with asmall wheel, E, and divider G, while the inner end is attached to thedragbar 0 by means of the shoe N, the former of which is secured to thebar e, upon which rests the tongue G,

represents the crank-shaft, having the crank c at the rear end, and towhich is secured thepitman d, (see fig. 2.) At the forward end of saidshaft', whi'ch is under the ease A,, is a small'cog-wheel, which'nieshesinto a large The counter-shaft h has a small bevelled wheel, 1, upon itsrear end, which meshes into a larger bevelled wheel, 9, upon axle a, andextends into the metal caseA, sowhen the machine is moved forward, theaxle, turning, revolves the wheels 9 i J and K, turning-the crank shaft12 and crank c, causing the pitman d, which is "connected to the end ofthe sickle, to operate the same by its lateral motion. In the forwardmovement of the machine, a ratchet upon each end of the axle acauses it(the axle) torevolve and the. sickle to operate, but when the machine isbacked, the dogs in the wheel do not catch in the ratchets, and thewheels alone revolve upon the axle to prevent the operation. Wrepresentsa lever, which isattached to the hub of the right-hand wheel 13.Connected to this lever is the rod Z,,which is secured by a screw to asmall collar 8', held around the sleeve T by a set-screw. This lever Wis operated by hand to rake the grain from ofl' the platform by themeans heretofore set forth. X is an L-shapedfm'etallic plate securedunder the case at the point nearest the platform, and is provided with aslot, within which is caught a bent rod, 1), which is attached to aconnecting-bar of the main frameand platform, anrljacts as a support forthe end of said platform. When it is.desired to keep the inner end ofthe platform down, thl'SIOd is extracted from the slot, and the endlowered. The cap of the metallic case A is made to revolve easily on itsedge, but in the large machines we preferhaving rollers under the cap tofacilitate the motion of the cap around the bottom of the case. B. is arack-bar, which is attached to the cap by a metal plate, and which isintended to mesh into the cogs upon the horizontal wheel 1?, which ispivoted to the plate X. Upon a vertical shaft, 2, in the'centre of thecase A, are two bevelled wheels, set slightly apart, and operated bysprings in the manner hereafter described. It will be seen in fig. 3that both of the bevelled wheels L and M are placed in horizontalpositions, and that there is aspring, m, above the top of wheel L, and acorresponding spring, q, underneath the said wheel, while above wheel Mis the spring Z, and below the wheel is the spring r, and that by meansof said springs both wheels are kept apart. By reference to fig. 1, acurved slot, :v, is shown in the wheel L, and two openings marked 4, 4,(one each side of the spring There are also two curved slots in the lidof the case, one of which is directly above the slot 2: in the Wheel.Through each of these slots pass pins 1, 2, (see fig. 3,) and rest uponand over small studs on the springs m and Z, respectively, and extendabove the top of the case and through the wooden bed of the vehicle.Hinged to the top of the bed are treadles 'n, and 0, which rest upon thepins 1 and 2. Attached to the lid are two metal bolts (not shown) thatgo through the openings 4, 4 in both of wheels L and M, and by whichmeans the lid is turned so that the racl -bar may operate the wheel P.The intention of the gearing within the ease, the rackbar'R, andhorizontal wheel P, is to operate the'rake by means of the pitman w inlieu ofthe lever Wheretofore set forth. It will be seen that by pressingupon the treadle n, the spring m forces the wheel L sufficiently fardown to mesh into the wheel g, which is operated by the axle; thenturning wheel L a portion of the way around, the foot is taken from thetreadle, wheel L is forced up by the springs, and the foot is placedupon the treadle 0, forcing wheel M against the cogs of the axle-wheelf, and also carried a portion of the way around.

By these alternate movements of the treadles and wheels, the cap isturnedback and forth, operating the wheel 7' P and the rake.

i Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The circular metallic case A, provided with the wheels L'M g andf,springs g m Z and r, in combination with the pins 1 and 2, treadles nand o, rack-bar R, and wheel P, all arranged and used substantially asherein specified. I

2. The quadrantal-shaped platform D, with its slotted shield hinged asdescribed, and rake-harp, (connected to a stud at the geometrical centreof the platfornn) rake-shaft y, tumbler u, and lugs j andj for carryingthe grain to the rear of the machine, the Whole being constructed,arranged, and operating as specified.

3. The circular metallic ease constructed as described, with rack-barR,'and wheel P, in combination with the platform and rake, the wholebeing constructed and operated in the manner herein specified.

As evidence that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our handsin the presence of two witnesses.

B0131. v. JONES, HENRY FESSLER,

Witnesses:

J, J. CLARK, W. W. CLARK.

